Scholars of the Bible recognize the pattern of blessing + cursing in the Book of Deuteronomy. As Jesus gave his Beatitudes, I wonder if it wouldn’t be helpful (following a hint from Prof. Douglas Moo of Wheaton College in his … Continued
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Top 10 Things Not to Say about Abortion (US edition)
“There are only two kinds of people in the world: those who insist on dividing the world into two kinds of people, and those who don’t.” That old joke rings with fresh relevance now that our American cousins have put … Continued
St. Mark—the Cowardly Lion
Today, April 25, is the feast day of Mark the Evangelist. His gospel (GMark), the briefest of the four, is also likely the earliest, and most scholars think Matthew and Luke gratefully drew from his work to pen their own … Continued